Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Restrictions
Sponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (District 41)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that a federal law enforcement officer's powers granted under a certain provision of law may be exercised only when the federal law enforcement officer is acting in accordance with State law; prohibiting a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency from engaging in racial profiling; prohibiting a law enforcement agency from taking retaliatory punitive action against a law enforcement officer who discloses information concerning racial profiling; etc.
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Testimony (45)
MGA witness listFAV 41FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | ACLU Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rocah, David | ACLU of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Fogg, Dr. Matthew | Blacks In Government Heritage - Chapter President | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharp, Birgit | CANDLE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Santos, Tatiana | Indivisible Frederick Forward | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stogel, Cathy | Indivisible Howard County | Position only |
| FAV | Estes, Alexandra | Indivisible MoCoWoMen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ramsey, Debbie | Law Enforcement Action Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FAV | Boddie-Willis, Cynthia | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Link, Sean | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, John | One Pasadena | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Puentes, Ericalobbyist | Progressive Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zuniga, Tamara | Progressive Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schrock, Ydelka | Together We Will Harford County Indivisible | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Amador-Hernandez, Ninfalobbyist | We Are CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ammar, Ghina | We Are CASA | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Juliet | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bryan, Kelly | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Coe, Marcia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ruff, Delegate Rufflegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Edwards, Farnaz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Girdner, Linnie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graber, Mark | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kirschman, Mary Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lefstein, Gita | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCoy, Niesha | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Montgomery, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parke, Kathryn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Platt, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shifrin, Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sokolow, Cynthia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Randy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wilson, Maryrose | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | whalen, angela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jackson, Samiralobbyist | MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU MarylandFAV 1
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
CANDLEFAV 1
One PasadenaFAV 1
Progressive MarylandFAV 2
We Are CASAFAV 2
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…